All-american Hot Dish

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped, 1 md
• 1 (8 ) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup ripe olives, pitted, sliced or halved
• 4 ounces noodles, uncooked, about 2 cups
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook and stir the meat and onion in a large deep skillet until the meat is brown.
• 2 drain off the excess fat.
• 3 stir in the undrained corn and the rest of the ingredients except the cheese.
• 4 to cook in a skillet: heat the mixture to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are tender, about 20 minutes.
• 5 top with cheese and serve hot.
• 6 to cook in the oven: pour the mixture into an ungreased 2-quart casserole.
• 7 cover and bake in a 375 degree f. oven for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 uncover and bake until the mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
• 9 top with cheese and serve hot.